Iranian American Medical Association

What Iranian American Medical Association does

The Iranian American Medical Association (IAMA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit professional organization founded in 1993 and headquartered at a P.O. Box in Haledon, New Jersey, serving Iranian-American physicians, dentists, pharmacists, researchers, and allied health professionals across the United States. Its core offerings are a five-tier membership program (Pre-residency free through Platinum at $150/year), an annual CME-accredited conference (up to 12 AMA Category 1 credit hours), regional activities through six state chapters (Arizona, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio) and four specialty sections (Dental, IAMA Psychiatry/SIPNA, Javaan/Junior, and SUSMA alumni), supplemented by travel grants, a mentorship programme, a job center, and the IAMA Bulletin publication archive. Technology is limited to a WordPress-based website (iama.org), PayPal payment processing, email newsletter, and social media channels; there is no proprietary software platform, and the organization's defining activity is in-person and virtual event production.

Revenue is generated through three streams: recurring membership dues across five tiers (Pre-residency $0, Bronze $50, Silver $75, Gold $75, Platinum $150), one-time conference registration and gala dinner fees for the annual meeting (ranging from $50–$300 depending on member status and timing), and tax-deductible donations plus corporate sponsorships from pharmaceutical and medical device companies (Sanofi, Hikma, Amgen, ARS Pharmaceuticals, Mission Allergy, SaZenec, CHANG, NIMany) as well as individual named travel grants (Yarmohammadi Foundation, Reza Movahed/Hashemzadeh, Toku Inc./Ehsan Vaghefi). Customer segments are horizontal: the primary segment is Iranian-American medical professionals seeking CME, mentorship, and community; secondary segments are the general Iranian-American public attending public medical awareness seminars, and junior members (students, residents, fellows) accessing travel grants and Shark Tank med-tech pitch workshops.

Name

Iranian American Medical Association

Legal name

Iranian American Medical Association

Website

https://iama.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Iranian American Medical Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1993 that serves Iranian-American physicians, dentists, pharmacists, researchers, and allied health professionals through tiered membership, CME-accredited annual conferences, six state chapters, four specialty sections, mentorship, and travel grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Haledon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees across five tiers (Pre-residency $0, Bronze $50, Silver $75, Gold $75, Platinum $150) generating recurring revenue from clinicians, researchers, and allied health professionals.
2. Conference Registration Fees: Revenue from the annual meeting and gala dinner ticket sales across multiple registration categories (Practicing Colleagues, Retirees, Students/Residents/Fellows/Others), with early and late registration pricing tiers.
3. Donations and Sponsorships: Tax-deductible donations accepted via PayPal and check, including corporate sponsorships from pharmaceutical and medical companies, and individual named travel grant sponsorships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

IAMA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit professional organization that sells tiered annual memberships (Pre-residency free, Bronze $50, Silver $75, Gold $75, Platinum $150) to Iranian-American clinicians, researchers, and allied health professionals. It also sells paid registrations for its annual CME-accredited conference (30th Annual Meeting in Washington D.C., May 23-25, 2026), plus offers mentorship, travel grants, job center access, and a Shark Tank-style Med-Tech pitch workshop as member services.

Product overview

IAMA is a non-profit professional organization offering a membership-based platform for Iranian American medical professionals. The core offering consists of tiered membership subscriptions (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Pre-residency levels) providing access to annual conferences, the Shark Tank Style Med-Tech Innovator Pitch Workshop, mentorship and travel grant programs, job center resources, scientific bulletins/publications, and regional chapter events across six U.S. states. The 30th Annual Meeting scheduled for May 2026 includes CME lectures, specialty panels (Surgery, Cardiovascular, Med, Neurotech, Neuroscience, Derm), and networking opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IAMA Membership Program Tiered annual membership program with five levels (Platinum $150 for MD/DO/PhD, Gold $75 for PA/RN/Medical Tech, Silver $75 for retirees, Bronze $50 for residents/fellows, Pre-residency $0 for students) granting members access to networking, CME events, mentorship, job center, voting rights, and meeting discounts.
• Annual Meeting and Conference Annual CME-accredited conference offering up to 12 AMA Category 1 credit hours, scientific panels across specialties (Surgery, Cardiovascular, Derm, Neurotech, Neuroscience), Shark Tank-style Med-Tech Innovator Pitch Workshop, gala dinner, and networking. Registration ranges from $50 to $300 depending on category and timing.
• Mentorship Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 12 AMA Category 1 CME credit hours available per annual meeting
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• SaZenecminorOthersPharmaceutical sponsor of IAMA, listed on the organization's donate page sponsors section. Nature of sponsorship not further detailed in available sources.
• CHANG (Pharmaceutical)minorOthersPharmaceutical company listed as a sponsor of IAMA on the organization's donate page. Sponsorship details not further specified.
• Mission AllergyminorOthersAllergy-focused medical company listed as a corporate sponsor of IAMA on the organization's donate page.
• NIManyminorOthersCorporate sponsor of IAMA, listed on the organization's donate page sponsors section.
• SanofiminorOthersMajor global pharmaceutical company listed as a corporate sponsor of IAMA on the organization's donate page sponsors section.
• HikmaminorOthersGlobal pharmaceutical company listed as a corporate sponsor of IAMA on the organization's donate page.
• ARS PharmaceuticalsminorOthersPharmaceutical company listed as a sponsor of IAMA on the organization's donate page.
• Toku Inc. (Ehsan Vaghefi)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEhsan Vaghefi, CEO of Toku Inc., is listed as an individual sponsor providing a named Travel Grant for junior IAMA members. Dr. Vaghefi also leads the Shark Tank-style Med-Tech Pitch Workshop at the 30th Annual Meeting.
• Yarmohammadi FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNamed individual sponsor providing the Yarmohammadi Foundation Travel Grant for junior members to attend the annual conference.
• Barry SadeghiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndividual sponsor providing the Reza Movahed/Hashemzadeh Travel Grant for junior members attending the annual conference.
• AmgenminorOthersPharmaceutical company listed as a lunch sponsor for a session at the 30th Annual Meeting agenda (sponsoring Dr. Payam Shakouri's lunch session).
• Shiraz University School of Medicine Alumni (SUSMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSUSMA is an official section of IAMA representing graduates of Shiraz Medical School, with up to 700 members across 32 states. It operates as a semi-independent section under IAMA's governance, participating in annual conferences and CMEs.
• IAMA Psychiatry / SIPNA (Society of Iranian Psychiatrists of North America)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIPNA is a professional section of IAMA founded in 1982 by Dr. Iraj Siassi, dedicated to connecting Iranian psychiatrists of North America and promoting scholarly information and research in psychiatry and related fields.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Indian American Medical Association: A diaspora-based medical professional association serving Indian-American physicians with membership tiers, CME events, mentorship, and chapters. Operates on a near-identical membership-society model to IAMA, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• National Medical Association: The largest U.S. organization representing African-American physicians, offering membership, CME conferences, publications, and advocacy. Comparable to IAMA as a community-anchored professional society but with substantially greater scale.
• National Arab American Medical Association: A national medical association serving Arab-American physicians with chapters, annual conventions, CME, and mentorship programs. Highly comparable to IAMA in structure, mission framing, and chapter-based delivery model.
• National Hispanic Medical Association: A membership-based association serving Hispanic-American physicians with chapters, CME programming, mentorship, and policy advocacy. Closely mirrors IAMA's diaspora-society model focused on a specific ethnic community of physicians.
• Asian Pacific American Medical Association: A national medical association representing Asian Pacific American physicians through chapters, conferences, mentorship, and CME. Operates a comparable federated diaspora-society model with similar membership and event programs.

Broad incumbents

• American Psychiatric Association (APA): The leading U.S. psychiatric professional association with membership, CME, annual meetings, and journals. Directly comparable to IAMA's SIPNA (IAMA Psychiatry) section in terms of specialty society programming and member services.
• American College of Cardiology (ACC): A major cardiology specialty society offering membership, CME, annual meetings, and journals. Compares to IAMA's cardiology-heavy leadership (e.g., Dr. Movahed, Dr. Mehran) and its cardiovascular sessions at the annual meeting.
• American Medical Association (AMA): The largest U.S. medical professional association, offering membership, CME, advocacy, publications, and events. As the broad incumbent, AMA overlaps with IAMA's CME and member-service offerings but at a vastly larger scale and broader scope.
• American College of Physicians (ACP): A major internal-medicine specialty society offering membership, CME, journals (Annals of Internal Medicine), and chapter networks. A broad incumbent that overlaps with IAMA's clinical education, CME, and chapter-based service model.

Others

• Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): A globally active medical humanitarian organization that, like IAMA, channels physician participation toward international healthcare initiatives. Not a direct competitor but adjacent in combining medical community building with cross-border health impact.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IAMA_1993
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCwsuL_Mk7yshLEFy3MgOsGg
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/iranian_american_medical_assoc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iranian-american-medical-association

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles24 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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